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RTECS NUMBER            : OO4845000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Malti-towa, hydrogenated glucose syrup
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Sugar alcohols in malti-towa are composed of sorbitol (3.4%), maltitol
   (78.5%), maltotriitol (12.0%) and higher oligomers (6.1%)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hydrogenated glucose syrup
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Blood - hemorrhage
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,633,1983
 
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